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Obritmu TiiFiimniJiTiiiiP WIMIIIIVIJII I Ubl I a I IllSITBES First Noticed in 1554 in a Turkish Garden, Its Origin Is Shrouded in Mystery Mr. Dibble Suggests the Possi ble Origin of the Narpe He Refers to the Holland Tulip , j Mania, in Which Fortunes Were Made and Wrecked Definite in Design, Material in Implication, the Tulip Is Derived in Mystery and Leads to Mystery Again Editor Statesman: j t. The tulip la a reticent flower rich in the vitality of color- you may take it or pass it by. U has met modernism, frank and 'open, and stepped aside. It has had a romantic and varied past- but others have told of it. First no ticed in 1554 in a Turkish garden, to its spectacular advent in the "northwest. It ha knt its i Avn counsel, it has made no sign. The rose whiskers its sentiment;, the BladiOjlusXlatints it. but the tulip, like a great lady, reserves it for its intimates. There.. Is so flower one may be so curious about. It Is floral his tory that the Austrian envojf saw Turkey in 1554. admired if and sent it to Vienna, either seeds or bulbs. And even then it had been cultivated and improved. j But what of the blank years which preceded it. of the black period with no single record of the tu lip? ,Of the daffodil yes Of the hyacinth yes: But of the tu lip not one scrap of paper, not one iragment of stone. Here was no shrinking violet born to blush un seen. No trilinm to haunt the deep and hidden ways. Eveni now the plains of Persia flame with the wild species, while, long ago, the poets of Persia sang of the rose. And why did they sing of thei rose and not the tulip? And what was its name In that far time? . i . . . There is no answer. It is as in scrutable in its withdrawal as its beauty. Is a St range Flow er It is a strange flower, name it as we will. There is no such word as tulip in the Turkish tongue. And there is sueh a word as tul-' bend, meaning turban. May not the Interpreter have told the Aus trian envoy that the flower look ed like a tulbend or turban And may not the envoy haveunder stood he was giving him th name? And even then have fail ed to catch the bend"? This is a poor explanation If you accept It. If you reject it there is one more tulip problem. Often a visitor in the tulip field spies one of the flamed and xeatnered blooms that appear at times in every variety. She spies It to exclaim. "Oh, that variegat ed one; I musfe have that!" But In reality she says, "That Odd one, that beautiful odd flower, I want it." And no wonder s,be wants it. ft is always unusual, and often beautiful. But 4hat is it? The Holland growers say a "break." Tb.U. that every tulip at some ttme' in its life "breaks." It may be, five, twenty-five, one hundred two .hundred years. Then instead of a self! color it becomes striped. A'hrpalr la nf rrsat imnnrtan na tn them! Ifjt is a good break, it is a flower for the show table. It la a' Rembrandt or Bizarre and is put on the market. It is a Sir Joseph Paxton and acquires dis tinction. ?, We might -regard this as settled : out aiong come our piant patholo gists, poking here and there. It looks like a diognosls; it is. And our beautiful "break1 may rre a disease, a Mosaic disease. What, the tulip of the Holland mania? Probably. The Rembrandts and Bizarre "a disease T Probably. Sir Joseph Paxton a disease? Prob ably. But the Hollanders say no, a "break." Decidedly and forever a "break" And their pathologists back them up a break. Mean while the poor grower here mus balance on the see-saw, must iso late and experiment tor himself. ' While the striped tulip goes on, all flames and feathers and allur esquite too lively for a sick one. And the Parrot 1 And there is the Parrot, the raggety tulip. In bud it looks like and cliags like a patch from an eastern rug. It might be a drag on's skin ugh. do not touch it! Poe would have placed It in the garden or the 'House of. Usher. It Is liked and hated. It is a proved and derided It leaves no one In different. Yet la a ; two-vase ar ranged with greens. It Is most ef fee live. It is handsome, too, in an alien, fateful way. Aad bo one knows who originated It. Nor howj nor when, nor where.1 . And Some'OtbeTa ; The "droppers" too! In which bulbs, and more often. young ones drop much below their level.. Ab ruptly leave their fallows to in dulse heir wanderlust. Is our planting a veneer and do they hear the. call pt the wild? Morphology ically, why? And the thief tulips: No. uni ties nor Gentleman Dick; No Ecll tha'a barglar. to be reformed. But a pasty faced member of the floral underworlds A, plain sneak thief, a pale claret flower that comes of a nigrht. They are not numerous enough to be a, menace. But; they are worthless, they mix things up thev are wnaccoqijtable, Where do atiom xxf the B. HE SAYS, LH5T they come from, where do they go? The Holand Mania In the Holland Mania there is much that is known, there is more to be guessed at. Why should it fall to the young men of Paris to start a demand? Why all at once should they choose for their lady loves, tulips. And tulips and still more tulips they choose for them. Till Holland, awake to demand, puts new price on the bulbs. And raises again, and grows quite gid dy in raising. Then what of the auction sales; the details? What of the colleg iunis? Jhe nature of the bulbs for sale? What great fortunes were made, what great fortunes were wrecked? For a pennyweight of bulbs what youth gained a home and a bride? For a pennyweight of bulbs what youth lost their all and their hope? I have tried to indicate that the tulip, definite n design, material in implication, derived in mystery and leads to mystery again. It burst into civilization full born, it was selected by the gods to shake a government, it has been the chosen flower of commerce. And that which high destiny has touch ed, be it man or flower, can never be common again. It has been close to the mystery of life, and its bearing will always reflect its awareness. And so in this day as we look in our gardens, we find them statuesque, still, as if some sculptor had chiselled them over night, anl left them there. We try to CVtmb their depths, but we can not fathom the design of them, the open wonder of the cup. And we are led to that subtle suggestion. as Hearne says, which is fairer than any flower, and rarer. This is the flower t know the best 'Of all, and the least. W. C Dibble. Salem, Or.. June 15, 1927. (Mr. Dibble, the writer of the above, is one of the pioneers of the bulb Industry in the Salem dis trict, that has now grown to large proportions, and is certain to in crease till Salem shall become the bulb center of the United States. Our growers here out Holland Hol land in the production of the tu lip Ed.f MAKE UGLY PLACES BEAUTIFUL PLACES (Continued from paje'10.) winter. The next spring they are ready to plant again and produce their beautiful flower. One of the most beautiful hardy perennials is the hollyhocks. If you have a high fence which you wish to hide these are very satis factory and at the same time beau tiful. These are also very beau tiful holding up their pretty faces in front of your kitchen windows. Eva Beckley. Salem, Ore., Ut. 4, Box 100, June 14, 1927. LET'S HAVE MORE FLOWERS Editor Statesman: Flowers in the popular sense are the blooms or blossoms of trees and plants. They are won derful creations which spring from the dull, dark earth and appeal with their beauty and sweetness, not only in the eyes of human be ings. but, also, to birds, butterfliee and insects. At one time all flowers were wild, and many of the beautiful varieties and forms which are seen today did not exist. A Fanciful Picture Some time in the far past a sav age woman perhaps carried from a woodland tangle to the door of her cave a gaily blossoming plant which pleased her. There it was carefully nourished and helped in its struggle for existence, and the culture of flowers began. Down through the centuries simple gar den plots have grown into stately well kept -flower beds on large estates. The love of flowers has passed down from generation to generation. From the busy housewife flori culture was transferred to special workers. They found It possible by studying to create new forms of life by aiding Mother Nature Many Klurnt, Plants Florists supply flowers to those city people who have neither the time, the place, nor means to grow thenC aad to those who wish to pay the price they furnish rare plants or flowers out of caon. There are some i seven or eight thousand florist establishments in the United States, and here in our own city we have fourMeadlng es- tablishreents i and several . others which work on smaller scale, ; Flowers, are iitotlohly-used to make honn? sites more, beautiful buf they are ed for interior dec orations, as well. i. .f: , As the roots, leaves and seeds of many plants are used for medi cine, isoi; too, are a. ntjaiVerpf 111 S EM Slbffae Page ; flowers used to briafe practical re lief to the suffering. Ttie Scents iH FJearors All plants produce within them selves some special kind of an oil which gives forth an odor either pleasing or unpleasant. The use of such oils is to provide the blos soms with those fragrances or 3cents which attract the creatures which are necessary to the plants' existence. The pleasure and satisfaction derived from the planting and rearing of beautiful fragrant flow ers more than offset the sacrifice of time and energy necessary for keeping up a garden. School yards of Salem and any ottust city should be made attractive, by flower beds. The State Flowers In nearly every state there is some flower more prominent local ly than othersor, beloved for sen timental reasons, has become pop ularly recognized as the emblem of the state, yln most cases the choice has been emphasized by an act of legislature or by the vote of the school children. Our state flower is the Oregon grape. Throughout the years and in all nations certain flowers have al ways signified a certain sentiment, owing to individual properties or special characteristics, as the, am aranth for immortality because It lasts so long; the poppy for forget fulness because stupefying, opium is made from its seeds; the brier for insult, because of its thorns. Salem has many beautiful flower gardens and floral estab lishments. Around the state buildings are varieties of, many flowers, also trees, plants, and shrubbery; but let's have . more flowers in Salem to compete with other cities. Miss Ruth Ritchie. 174 South 1 8th St.. Salem. Oregon. June 14, 1927. SALEM CURBS HAVE 1 Editor Statesman: Flower and tree culture is at its height in the Willamette val ley, and especially in and around Salem. All semi-tropical plants and some tropical plants will grow with beautiful luxuriance, though perhaps ndt to as great a size as they would in their own native environment. However, most people prefer the more hardy plants that easily withstand the sometimes cold winters. Among the flowering plants of this type are roses, lilacs and others. One's home needs the softening effect of flowers trees and shrub ery. Sometimes the home has no tree near it. In this case smaller shrubs that take less time to reach maturity can be used. A tree will each a reasonable size in from seven to 10 years. Hardy ever green snrubs planted near tne walk and surrounding the base of the house will make it cheerfully bright in the winter. Japanese quince, magnolia, tulip trees, spirea, weigelia, azalea,; rhododendron, snowball and roses are flowering shrubs and trees that follow in successive bloom from early spring until July.: Roses grow better in the Wilam- ette valley than in any other place. The eastern roses are small but in the west the roses are; perfect in the large size. There are one hundred miles of Tose hedge in Salem, and every rose is appreciated. Among roses the more commonly grown are the; Madame Testout,. Madam Druski, Van Houtin and others. Among the wild flowering; shrubs which are available for one's garden are wax, berry, mock orange, nfountatn . spray, nine bark, vino maple, Douglas spirea, red flowering currant, western Chinquopin, sweet briar, red Os ier, dog wood, red and blue ber ried elder and wild grape, the state flower. These grow profuse ly in every wooded spot and , can; be transplanted from their wild state with success. All the afore mentioned shrubs are especially appropriate for landscaping. More over, these need very little care and are easily trained to grow in a decorative way. Crocuses, hyacinths and violets are the first hint of spring. Iris, peonies, snap-dragons, hollyhocks and hydrangia are plants that can be used in borders and masses. ' Wisteria hangs its dainty white; and lavender clusters In graceful, festoons and perfumes the whole: atmosphere with the breath of spring. I Kows and rows of tulips nit' their brilliant cups to the skyJ There are several large tulip farms; near Salem. The tulips raised in the Willamette valley are of a bet 4 ter quality than those raised in Holland. The. bulbs and floweri are sent all over the United States and the foreign countries. Narcissus and daffodils are also raised for; commercial purposes The bulbs of these are planted id the fall. : I - I . ? In the fall comes the. ; loveljj gladlolas with their delicate waxeii flowers. ; The bulbs are planted in April and May so that the flowers will come on gradually. t They, bet gin to bloom along the middle of August and last until frost..' They arar" another flower that Is raised for com mercial uHe. - j In July and August, comes the cannas. zinnias and. asters. . Anions the fall flowers are ros mosand dahlias, also chrysanthe mums; These grow ; to 'Immense sizes and make a good showing either In the garden or-cat.? ; ( BO MILES OF ROSES Subj smaller flowers such, as petunias, forget-me-nots, geraniums, myrtle, some species of cactus, ferns, wan dering Jew, lobelia, alyssum, honey bell, etc., to be nseirin porch boxes. -Dccna Hart. 1192 Shipping St., Salem, Oregon. June 13. 1927. PERENNIALS HAVE ES They Are Less Expensive, and They Are Especially Good in This District (By Ernest Iufer) A surprising number of people do not understand what a "peren nial" is. So I will define it for them. A "perennial" is any plant that lasts longer than two years, blooming annually, or every year. There is enough variety in form and color to suit every taste, and our mild Oregon climate permits us to enjoy a large number of these interesting plants. They are, as a rule, easily grown from seed, root division or cuttings, and .but few needing ex tra soil preparation if you have good garden soil already. Of course it will improve the plants considerably if you work in sheep guano or well wetted stable man ure occasionally. If the soil is heavy use plenty of sand and wood ashes. I prefer to plant the seeds in the fall and transplant in spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Some perennial seeds germinate the quickest and best when the seeds are fresh, such as phlox, delphinium, gallardia, columbine, etc. By all means try to get your perennials in their permanent place in the fall so they can be making roots during the winter and be ready to grow when spring time comes. There are a few ex ceptions and these the late fall fldwering ones. No yard is interesting without its border of flowers, and peren nials are by far the most satisfac tory, although there are many beautiful annuals that should be planted where an early spring blooming perennial has died down and left a bare spot. Perennials are more economical, as they do not have to be replaced each year. Through the Year Perennials begin to bloom early in February and bloom through the spring, summer and fall, and even as late as December if we have a mild winter. For your February blooms you must depend mostly on flowering bulbs as tul ips, daffodils, crocus, scilla, etc. It is best, if your yard is large enough to permit to make the bor der six to 12 inches, or in propor tkm to the length. The wider the border the larger the groups of one variety. The tall plants go to the back, then build down, ending with 4he violas, primulas or any border plant. The border must have a hack ground of shrubs or a high fence. If shrubs, prefeably decidious to break the monotony, in winter, of bare border, and they blend bet ter with the plants. A border should bo carefully planned as to height and color. Most any seed catalog gives a fair ly satisfactory idea of these im ported articles. I will give a short list of those most easily se cured. Tall Kinds Variety Color Delphinium Various Blues Hehantbus Yellow Michelma Daisy Pink, Lav."Blue Golden Glow Yellow Hellnium Yelow, Brown Hollyhock Rose, Pink, Yellow White, etc. Anchusa Blue Foxglove Rose, White, Pink Medium Kinds Var. Color Chrysanthemums Various Physostigis Pink white Rudbeckia Yellow Gaillalvdia Red Center, Yelow i boiler Phlox Various Campanula Pink, blue, purple and white Oiiental poppy Orange and pink Pyrethrum From white to rose Hemorialis Panstemon Shasta Daisy Yellow Various White Various Columbine Valereana Geum Red and Pink t Red and Yellow lychnis Sweet William Peony Achillea Iris Short Kinds Variety- Scarlet p Various Various , White Various Color Viola Yellow, blue lavender Pinks White, pink, red Anbretia Shades of blue and lavender Iceland.., poppy Orange, yeiloyv, ', wl !te Varioni Yellow,, rose ,.' Yellow ' - Pink "pink and cora! Dwarf iris Ixlmulas Alysuaa i'warf phlox Coral Bdl . Ihyme Lavender, blue,, pink 1 (Mr. Iufer. writer of the above. is one of. our. best authorities. .lie received bis.training in one of the, bept schools of the Swiss republic. E4-)-. . v- - ' ." ' : ... . . .... . .... ., . ' - ,x.i. This Week; the floriculture ect FLOHICULTLlH E IN BESUTIFICSTII ES IS A Splendid Contribution by Dovena M. Goode of Stayton, Who Practices What She Preaches by Having One of 1heMost Beautifuf Flower Gardens in This Section Asters That Spoke a Message to a Hard Boiled Son and Restored Him to His Mother's Affectionate Embraces If You Have Not the Flower Bug, You Should Get It Soon Editor Statesman : A residence should be more than a place to change clothes and sleep. It should be "Hornet" l. should be the center around which is created, built and enjoy ed all the various interests of the family that lives and grows up there. The home should reflect, intern ally, and externally, the true char acteristics of those who live there. Yet we all know of many family homes where the beautiful char acteristics of those living in them are not truly reflected by the ex ternal appearance of those excep tional homes. I have frequently wondered what might be the results if all home owners would ask and an swer, for themselves, this ques tion: "If a stranger standing just without the portals of my home should judge the characteristics of my family by the external and surrounding appearance of my home, what would his right of judgment be?" Strangers and neighbors stand just without the portals of your home every day, silently and un consciously judging the charac teristics of you and your family by the external appearance of the residence in which you live. Then, what impressions does the exterior of your homo convey to the ever-passing public? Is there any natural beauty of character reflected thereabouts? Flowers about the home do not make the home entirely, but they will do more for a home as such than good clothes will do for men and women. To me, beautiful flowers are beautiful, silent words of God speaking to the inner souls of the children of earth. When you and I have them growing about our homes, you and I and our families are in closer com munion with the Great Source of all beauty. However, this article is not In tended as a sermon from the Mount. I write it in the simple hope that it mayerve to oause a few aegligent ones of us to realize that the exterior of some of our homes belies the true character of us who live behind the portals thereof. I mean by this that -many of our homes which are destitute and even short on external evi dence of beauty, house and shel ter most beautiful characters of soul within. And to those living in such neg lected homes I beg the right to ask, "why be so unconsciously selfish ' Why not share that beauty of soul and character with the world especially with those among us who are homeless '-by i and through the medium of an external reflection of that in us which is good? There is no bet ter way, to do it than by the grow ing of beautiful flowers about our homes. Greatest; Message of All Salem and the surrounding val ley is supplied with many church es the pulpit of which are occu pied by ahjf messengers. Yet, here, are many homes surrounded by beautiful flowers that axe si lently and humbly delivering the greatest message of all, for flow ers, though supremely beautiful to our limited faculties, are but the insignificant reflection of the beauty of the Creator of them. About our home In Stayton we have gardens where we grow thou sands of flowers during the floral season. ' Visitors are always wel come to come in and enjoy them. We have had them come from British Columbia and. all along th'e toast even from California to share the pleasures of our gar dens. But of the considerable numbers that come to our gardens we fake the greatest pleasure in sharing them with those folk who have no home about which to grow their own flowers. DUGH! BACKACHE! rub won When your back, is sore and lame or lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism has yon stiffened up. don't suffer I - Get a .35 cent, bottle of . old, honest St. Jacobs Oil -at any - drug store, pour . a little ht ,your r hand and rub it , right on ' your aching back. and - f the soreness and- -lameness is gone. " -. . -v: In use for 6S years, this soothing! penetrating oil takes y4he sain right out, and ends the rais 'err.VIt is absohite- !v harmless and docat burn ls V0 OF IS VALLEY Inspiration to Build We know of a few instances wherein our gardens have imbued visitors with the inspiration to own a home which they later built for themselves. Our little gardens have also delivered some effective messages to the spiritually afflict ed, one instance of which' I would like to tell in order to illustrate how your flowers about your home may benefit your fellow men: Flower That - Talked One evening twomen stopped at our home. One came in to see the flowers and the other, a "Lardboiled" flower-hater, remain ed in the car out on the roadside. Briefly: considerable coaxing by his companion induced him to come in, but after he came in he remained very adamant and unin terested in the aplendors that grew about him. He was a "hard" character so we left him to him self. He finally sauntered indiffer ently over , . to a bed of asters. While alcroe ; he condescended to look upon them. It was just dusk. He bent closer to see them. Pres ently he was onone knee with his head bent low over the flowers. This man remained there unmo lested and in close communion with these blooms for some time. The while we held aloof from him till finally he arose to his feet and was wiping the tears from his eyes when he said: "Ma'am, I never knew before that flowers could taljf. I've been quite a 'rounder' in ny time. I haven't seen or written my mother for, years. Would you help me send her some of them flowers?" The flowers were sent and a few weeks later I received a letter from a happy dd mother back in Indiana saying her prayers for the return of her son had been delivered through my flower gardens. It was work to plant and care for that aster bed, but that one letter was ample compensatloni alone. To Conserve Time We get out of home and life and society no more than we put into It. If an externally beautiful home gives others enjoyment and pleasure to look upon it, it gives us the same in return, and that is all money can buy. Many of us feel that beautifying the home grounds requires more time and labor than we can give. The time required depends upon the planting plans you adopt. It is true that the seasonal planting of annuals year after year does require considerable time, and that it often comes at just such times when it can not be done. GEO. E. Real mm PURE LINSEED OIL PAINT As low as - $2.50 per gallon PASTE PAINT as Low as $3.60 per gallon One Gallon of Paste Makes Two Gallons of Paint GEO. E. ALLEN 236 North Commercial St. 7 U&jPjfc&S KKC.KK & IIKNPKICKS v Insnronce of All Kindts T)lloir I fit Hellig Theater t-robby, I8i North iUb . ; If your time Is limited or uncer tain the best plan is to plant your grounds ', mainly to perennials of different kinds that will afford you b!ooms throughout the floral sea sons. These can be chosen from seed catalogs during spare mo ments. Or your perennials can be chosen and listed by you while visiting other gardens during a glowing season. This gives you an opportunity of picking your own colors and learning their in dividual seasons for glooming, and to thus outline a plan that will give you flowers during all, times cf the season. Perennials can stand considerable necessary neg lect and thus take; up less of your time for cultivation and with less labor. . For, Still le Time " To unfortunate people j who have even less time to spare than i required, for the care of peren rial flowers I would recommend the planting of evergieen and flowering shrubbery. These will pive you pleasure and help to give your home grounds color during the season with the minimum of time and labor. To those who have ample time to beautify their homes or improve their present plans of beautifica- ticn and who desire to do so. I would suggest that you call on any nurseryman or grower of flor al and ornamental stock and ask for suggestions and plans. You will And that all of these people will take a deep interest In your problems and help you solve them'. Another source of information is the Oregon state library, where you can ttnd literature on the cul ture of every flower , listed in a catalog. Although I grow flowers for commercial purposes as well as pleasure, it has been my aim to avoid all commercial appeal in thi3 little message. My one desire here is to contribute my bit towards the awakening of a more general and lively interest in the beautifi cation of even more homes in our valley. We now have many homes with beautiful grounds that re flect wonderful characteristics; yet Profit by Others Experiences IN our many year's specializa tion in the treatment of Piles and other Rectal and Colon ailments, we have collected a vast amount of data oi tbcutaost benefit to anyone so afflicted. Mack of Uib valuable Information, totetber with advice. UUUestkma and tb personally tand record :oro oi core of former patient, to contained in a lOO pac Book, which we will end FREE to atryoaa raoacatiaait. Described is the Umou noo-auna- cai atetaoa of reabnenirmd ex chtttvehr in the Dean office la Portland. Seattle aad Saa Fran cis ro-also oar WRITTEN ASSURANCE of Pitea success fully treated or FEE RETURN ED. Write tot tbis Book fcday. 0-KLANOOSICE DcAN BlD&5tk frMAIf 2VftWtin end San Trar. cltcr ALLEN'S Values JZfS 0t& J9yJ Gaff Ipcfastiiry there are some that. reflect not h-- iu;: to be proud of and others that tan be Improved. Floriculture in the beautifica tion of our homes is the vogue of this valley it Is contagious and it you haven't caught the bug you should soon. Why? Because in hood standing will rank no higher mau l lie uicriur aiiycaiMikc 4 your nome itespectiuny con tributed by Mrs. Dovena M. Goode, Stayton. Ore., June 10, 1927. Salem Markets GRAIN - So. 1, whmtt, white S 1.32 Reds, wheat, barked 1.26 . OaU, per bu. milling .64 PORK, MTJTTON AND BEEF Top hogs , .09 Sows ;. .08$.0T' Top steers ,, fiaj oa Cows . . ,o! Bull ...O40.O5H 1927 lnmbn, under 66 lbs. .10Vi Top liva Teal .. ,jo lrf,Mi Teal ...'..... .IT lresed pigs .15 POULTRY I.isht hens HeaTjr bens '. Sprtngs Roosters .18 .17 .06. 08 EGOS. BUTTER, BTJTTEKFAT Standards . .IS Pound ,12 Butterfat .. 4U y Cream butter A2 . 43 VEGETABLES 1 getablesfceets, sacked .03 Turnips, rarrots r.... 1.00 Onions, doa. bunches .SO New cabbage ; , 090.10. New potatoes .073 Celery, doi. 1.352.00 California lettuca, crate 3.50 Local apiaach , .08 NOTICE OP APPOINTMENT OP ADMINISTRATOR Notlcie is hereby given that the undersigned . has been duly ap pointed by the county court of the state of Oregon for. the county of Marion, as administrator of the estate of William J. Kelly, de ceased, and he has duly qualified as such administrator; all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent are hereby noti fied to. present the same, duly verified, to me; 'at the office of Komlrl r ninvpr m nttnrnov 203 Oregon Building, Salem, Mar ion county, within six months of the date of this notice. Dated at Salem, Oregon, this 18th day of May. 1927. B. J. TEEL, Administrator of the estate of William J. Kelly,; deceased. - Ronald C. Glover, Attorney for Administrator, Salem. Oregon. M-19-26 J-2-9-16 NOTICE OP FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice Is hereby given, that the undersigned has; filed in the Coun ty Court of the State of Ofeffon, for the County of Marlon, his dulj verified Final Account, as execu tor of the last will and testament and estate of Gas Freniard, da ceased, .and that said Court .has fixed Monday, the 11th dayr' of July, 1927, at the hour of f ten o'clock A. M., of said day, as the time, and the county Court Room In the County Court House, at Sa lem, Marion County, Oregon as tho place for hearing said final ac count and all objections thereto. Dated at Salem, Oregon, this 9th day of June 1927, ALVIN B. STEWART. Executor of the last will and testament and estate of G us -' Freniard, deceased: RONALD C. GLOVER. Attorney for Executop, Salem, Oregon. i J9-16-Z3-3U-Jiy NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING Annual school meeting of School District No. 24. Marion county, Oregon, will be held In the High ecbool building, in Raid District, Monday evening, June 20, 1927, at 8 o'clock for the pur nose of hearing reports of Board of Directors and of the District Clerk of said District, and for such other business as may law fully come before the meeting. Dated this 8th day of June, 1927 . H. II. O LINGER, Chairman of Board of Directors. Attest: W. H. Burghardt, J-10-16-19 District" Clerk. BtinpM nf tlir Annual Statement of the MINNEAPOLIS FIRE AND MA KINE INSURANCE COMPANY of -Minneapolis." in the-State of Minne sota, oa the thirty firt day of lumber. 1828, made the Insnram-e Commix ioner of the IS t ate of Oregon- pursuant, to law: v ' capital ATu 'JZ?...-? ioo.ooo.oa j Income Interest, dividends and rent. received daring the year - 2J,vi" Income from other sources - received daring the year zoj.i-t '- Total income ...... Disbursement Set - losses pairi, durinK the year im-ludinj adjast mrnt expenses .1 Lividend paid on capital ; fctork during the year...... Cummisiiians and salaries paid during the year.- Taxes. license and fees paid during the year Amount of all oilier ex penditure 226.131.87 ' 2,7a0.6 2i0.0M).0O M1438 5().".0 62.20l.Bl Tutal eftuenditures $ 316,321.35 JsSBOlB Value of fctoelcs and bonds ooncd (market value). .:. CertiHraU-s of deposit, etc. . Ca-li ia banks and on hand I'rvmiunts- In eourse of eol . lertion written piuce Sep tember ;mi. 1920 - Interest aud rents due hud accrued 1 72.-.' 2ia.ld6.Cl Total admitted aets . t 1.062, 1-0 .& UabUltiea fund held under retnsur- 6j jit aaee treaties . "" ' Total liaWltfries. exclu sive of rapital stock - gl of $400,000.00 2JlivB MINNEAPOLIS n.BBP iU"; IX8L-RAKCE f oMP Ardent. rVed C. Van Isen. "" Walter C. I--ra. eJr"U" Vice j Ktafutorr resident attoraey for aervicaj 1-t.wane, (mnm.sB.oner Jnmn H. M. Aewhall Co.. '"T. mt. Paeine Coast Dept. . ?19 Putter St., 6a rrei -u